Severance may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Severance'' (film), a 2006 British horror film
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''Severance'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Ling Ma
*''Severance'', a 2006 short-story collection by
Robert Olen Butler
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''Severance'' (TV series), a 2022 Apple TV+ science fiction series
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''Severance'' (album), by Daysend, 2003
*''Severances'', a 1989 album by
Masami Akita, recording as SCUM
* "Severance", a 1988 song by Dead Can Dance from ''
The Serpent's Egg''
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Severance: Blade of Darkness'', a 2001 fantasy action video game
Finance and law
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Severance (land) A severance can in law mean the act of severing a piece of land from a larger tract of land. The severed parcel of land becomes a separate lot (parcel). Second, it can refer to, in jurisdictions that have the form of co-ownership, the ending of a ...
, the division of land that does not require a plan of subdivision
*Severance, the ending of a
joint tenancy other than by death
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Severance package
A severance package is pay and benefits that employees may be entitled to receive when they leave employment at a company unwillfully. In addition to their remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following:
* Any additional payment base ...
, pay and benefits when an employee loses their job
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Severance tax, a tax on non-renewable natural resources
Structures
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Severance Hall
Severance Hall is a concert hall located in the University Circle section of Cleveland, Ohio. Opened in 1931, Severance Hall was named after patrons John L. Severance and his wife, Elisabeth Huntingdon DeWitt Severance, and serves as the hom ...
, a concert hall in Cleveland, Ohio, US
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Severance Hospital, in Seoul, Korea
Places in the United States
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Severance, Colorado
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Severance, Idaho
Careywood is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Careywood is located on U.S. Route 95 north-northeast of Athol. Careywood has a post office with ZIP code 83809.
History
Originally known as Severance, the ...
, now Careywood
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Severance, Kansas
Severance is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 76.
History
Severance was laid out in 1869. It was named for John Severance ...
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Severance Township, Sibley County, Minnesota
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Severance, New York
Schroon ( ) is a town in the Adirondack Park, in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census. The largest community in town is the hamlet of Schroon Lake, located at the northern end of the lake of the same ...
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Severance Lake
Severance Lake is a lake in Sibley County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 ...
, a lake in Sibley County, Minnesota
People
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Alexander Severance
Alexander G. Severance Sr. (June 3, 1905 – April 1, 1985) was an American basketball and baseball coach. Born in New York City, Severance graduated from Villanova University in 1929 and received his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School ...
(1905–1985), American basketball player and coach
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Avery W. Severance
Avery W. Severance (February 23, 1819 – February 15, 1874) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on February 23, 1819, in New Haven, Oswego County, New York, the son of Seth Severance (1787–1856) and Abigail S. ...
(1819–1874), New York assemblyman
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Carol Severance (1944–2015), American science fiction writer
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Caroline Severance (1820–1914), American abolitionist and suffragist
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Charles Severance (computer scientist), American computer scientist and academic
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Charles Severance (serial killer) (born 1960), American serial killer
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Cordenio Severance (1862–1925), American lawyer
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Dave Severance (1919–2021), American Marine Corps officer
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Frank Severance (1856–1931), American historian
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H. Craig Severance
Harold Craig Severance (July 1, 1879 – September 2, 1941) was an American architect who designed a number of well-known buildings in New York City, including the Coca-Cola Building, Nelson Tower and most prominently, 40 Wall Street.
Biograp ...
(1879–1941), American architect
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Joan Severance (born 1958), American actress
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John L. Severance
John Long Severance (May 8, 1863 – January 16, 1936) was a businessman and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio.
Biography
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis Severance (1838-1913) and Fannie Buckingham Benedict (1839-1874). Louis was a foundi ...
(1863–1936), American businessperson
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Juliet Stillman Severance
Juliet Hall Worth Stillman Severance (1 July 1833 in De Ruyter, Madison County, New York – 3 September 1919 in New York City) was an American physician and feminist of the 19th century.
Biography
Julie H. Severance married twice and had th ...
(1833–1919), American physician and feminist
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Louis Severance (1838–1913), American oilman
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Luther Severance (1797–1855), American diplomat
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